Category: Op-eds
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Taeguk Warriors: the Socioeconomic Reverberations of the 2002 World Cup on South Korea
The 2002 World Cup, jointly hosted by South Korea and Japan, was the first World…
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The Grey Age: Singapore’s Demographic Disaster In The Making
The Little Red Dot has a grey-colored problem. Singapore, one of the four economies dubbed…
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Collaboration or Cynicism: The Climate Crisis’ Pressure on The Indus Water Treaty Could Usher in a New Era for India-Pakistan Relations
As countries aim to meet climate goals ahead of international summits, the United States and…
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Myanmar Junta Snub: Rethinking the “Asean Way”
On February 1, 2020, the military junta in Myanmar (also known as the Tatmadaw) staged…
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Valley of Attrition: Why China Wants a Free Kashmir
Often deemed a rivalry when cricket is in season, hostility between Pakistan and India is…
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Coal Overcapacity in China: An Overview
Introduction If China plans to keep President Xi Jinping’s Two Carbon Promises (a carbon peak…
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A Widening Trust Gap between China and the West: Unweaving a Story of Pandemic, Education, Power Dynamics, and Social Changes
Keywords: Trust, China, Society, Education The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer suggested that residents in countries…
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Conflicting Sino-Indian Truth Claims along the LAC
Keywords: India, China, Border, Galwan, Truth Conflicting understandings of truth, or at least claims of…
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Downfall of Hong Kong Student Activism: Concerns on the Withdrawal of the Key Player in the Social Movement
In early October 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) student union disbanded after…
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Child (Un)friendly: Causes of Low Fertility Rates in East Asian Countries
There has been an established trend in the fertility rates of East Asian countries in…
